Happy to assist and as far as lending is concerned. crime rate call the local police dot and get updated crime stats

-wholesaling, rehabbing, buying and selling real estate, I originally started by back in 2003 before the market crashed, which was really a good time, decided to exit the market in 2012 and went hiatus for 4 years and pretty much missed  the industry and a had a lot of good times and bad, The things I didn't know then I know now and the things I dont know Im open to learn.

But as for NJ ( Elizabeth, Patterson Jersey city area I live in Bayside queens and I eoulf like to be with in an hour and a 3 hour driving distance.

Richard is extremely knowledgeable of the market and very honest and a great realtor (with United Country Properties) and a property manager imo

Is it still a complete and functional home if there's spray paint on the walls, a hole in the drywall upstairs, only one functional bathroom, and a cracked window in one of the bedrooms?

Now the work starts and a hole bunch of new stuff to learn.  

Oil companies may also have a tie in with the equipment lease.The absolute best situation is to own the real estate, own the operating business, own the equipment, and have no long term contract with any gasoline provider, in a heavily trafficed location with no direct competition, and a high volume dealership.  

I'm a inventory coordinator for a make-up company but my passion is investing in real state I have a few properties in Hollywood Florida (duplex and a triplex ) I buy and hold .

Looking to connect and meet new investors from Arizona and in California. I have deals all over Arizona such as fix & flips,rentals and land.

Any California investors want good deals in Arizona, I have the deals...

Each lender has slightly different criteria for their refi products as they pertain to cash-out vs rate and term, title seasoning, reserves etc.I recommend talking to a local bank, a regional bank, a credit union, and a mortgage broker who has a variety of products.